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I had NS RARP in 06/2024. At 3 months it was .04 while at 6 months (which was last week) it came back as < .1 Both were done at the same lab, but the psa reports identified that that they were done on different types of machine. The .04 was the bottom of the scale for that machine, while < .1 was the bottom of the scale for the 2nd machine. So as near as I could determine, I believe both my readings translate into some version of "too low to detect". But I'm no medical professional and this is what I gleaned from reading, so I could be wrong. BTW, to see the machine I had to go into the lab portal and choose a different report viewing option as the standard view didn't show the machine used to perform the test. I have no idea if other labs offer similar information. I used Quest lab. Best wishes.
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I too an not a medical professional. The information was really informative. Surely explains why I was told would not get a number below .1 as considered undetecable at Mayo Jacksonville lab and my PCP.
You mentioned other labs and what they can offer in numbers and diferenct type lab machines. That sure helped me understand the differences in what I was reading for post of all those readgins below .1
Per my Mayo PCP Mayo lab uses the .1 as lowest number you will get because their lab indicate anything below that would be considered undetectable.